Utricularia amethystina
Utricularia amethystina, the Florida purple bladderwort,[1] is a variable species of terrestrial bladderwort native to Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, and south-west Florida. The small flowers can be purple, lilac, white, bluish, cream, or bright yellow, and are also highly variable in size and shape.[2]
Utricularia amethystina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lentibulariaceae |
Genus: | Utricularia |
Subgenus: | Utricularia subg. Utricularia |
Section: | Utricularia sect. Foliosa |
Species: | U. amethystina |
Binomial name | |
Utricularia amethystina Salzm. ex St.Hil. & Gir., 1838 | |
See also
References
- "Utricularia amethystina". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
- Taylor, P. (1989). The genus Utricularia – a taxonomic monograph. – Kew Bulletin additional series XIV, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.
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